The Everything Creative Writing Book: All You Need to Know to Write a Novel, Play, Short Story, Screenplay, Poem, or Article (Everything (Language & Writing)) [Paperback]

Carol Whiteley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1580626475 | ISBN-13: 978-1580626477 | Publication Date: August 1, 2002 | Edition: 1

Whether you're a closet poet, a hopeful screenwriter, or an aspiring novelist, everyone wants to master creative writing. But in order to achieve success with these dreams, you must learn the rules of each particular format. Filled with professional advice and hundreds of tips to help you get started, 'The Everything Creative Writing Book' pushes you to write more effectively and creatively.

Featuring authoritative information on:

Overcoming writer's block

Researching and organizing your ideas

Lessons to master rhetorical devices

Professional guidance for increasing the commercial value of your writing

Effective revision techniques

Prompts to help you get started

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580626475
• ISBN-13: 978-1580626477
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #554,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Creative Resource..., December 28, 2005

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ZETAZEN "Michelle S Carey" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything Creative Writing Book: All You Need to Know to Write a Novel, Play, Short Story, Screenplay, Poem, or Article (Everything (Language & Writing)) (Paperback)

This book is just the book I needed to get my creative juices flowing again. I was in school for a long time and during those years I practically stopped thinking creatively and thought more technical because of the years and years of writing research and position papers. These types of papers didn't require me to think creatively, but to state facts and other scholarly opinions regarding the subject.

So, to help me find my creative side again...I decided to purchase this book. It's very easy to read. Instantly, as I read I had some ideas flowing of a short story that could turn into a novel. The author is able to take you step by step on how to think creatively, as well as, solid approaches to the writing process.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Writer's Dream Come True, July 9, 2007

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Paige (Here.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Everything Creative Writing Book: All You Need to Know to Write a Novel, Play, Short Story, Screenplay, Poem, or Article (Everything (Language & Writing)) (Paperback)

This book was great! It really covers everything from short stories to travel articles and anything in between. The only drawback for me was that the section on Screenplays didn't get too detailed about terms like EXT. and VO, which I know the meanings of, but would need to know when exactly to use them. This books is really a great resource for writers, beginning or published. It inspired me to really examine the world for plot ideas. This book is just ... great. Really, if you're an aspiring writer like me, you HAVE to have this one on your bookshelf.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good start for a beginner writer, October 18, 2009

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Tracy Guerriero "Tracy" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything Creative Writing Book: All You Need to Know to Write a Novel, Play, Short Story, Screenplay, Poem, or Article (Everything (Language & Writing)) (Paperback)

Quick reading - all the basics are there- great for a beginner writer - of whatever form they pick - novel - screenplay etc.